1969-11-13 Paisley, Scotland, UK
Gerard James Butler (born 13 November 1969) is a Scottish actor and film producer. After studying law, he turned to acting in the mid-1990s with small roles in productions such as Mrs Brown (1997), the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), and Tale of the Mummy (1998). In 2000, he starred as Count Dracula in the gothic horror film Dracula 2000 with Christopher Plummer and Jonny Lee Miller. He played Attila the Hun in the miniseries Attila (2001), then appeared in the films Reign of Fire with Christian Bale (2002) and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider – The Cradle of Life with Angelina Jolie (2003) before playing André Marek in the adaptation of Michael Crichton's science fiction adventure Timeline (2003). He then was cast as Erik, The Phantom in Joel Schumacher's 2004 film adaptation of the musical The Phantom of the Opera, with Emmy Rossum; it earned him a Satellite Award nomination for Best Actor. Butler gained worldwide recognition for his portrayal of King Leonidas in Zack Snyder's fantasy war film 300. That role earned him nominations for an Empire Award for Best Actor and a Saturn Award for Best Actor and a win for MTV Movie Award for Best Fight. He voiced Stoick the Vast in the critically and commercially successful How to Train Your Dragon franchise (2010–2019). Also in the 2010s, he portrayed Secret Service agent Mike Banning in the action thriller series Olympus Has Fallen, London Has Fallen, Angel Has Fallen and the upcoming Night Has Fallen. He played military leader Tullus Aufidius in the 2011 film Coriolanus, a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's tragedy of the same name, and Sam Childers in the 2011 action biopic Machine Gun Preacher.
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Untitled How to Train Your Dragon Film | Stoick the Vast | 2025-06-12 |
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Den of Thieves 2: Pantera | Nicholas 'Big Nick' O'Brien | 2024-09-27 |
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Kandahar | Tom Harris | 2023-05-25 |
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Plane | Brodie Torrance | 2023-01-12 |
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Last Seen Alive | Will Spann | 2022-05-12 |
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Copshop | Bob Viddick | 2021-09-09 |
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Greenland | John Garrity | 2020-07-29 |
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Love Reaches Everywhere | 2020-05-30 | |
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How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming | Stoick the Vast (voice) | 2019-12-03 |
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Angel Has Fallen | Mike Banning | 2019-08-21 |
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The Vanishing | James | 2019-01-04 |
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How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | Stoick (voice) | 2019-01-03 |
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Hunter Killer | Captain Joe Glass | 2018-10-19 |
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Den of Thieves | Det. Nicholas O'Brien | 2018-01-18 |
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Geostorm | Jake Lawson | 2017-10-12 |
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A Family Man | Dane Jensen | 2016-09-13 |
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London Has Fallen | Mike Banning | 2016-03-02 |
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Gods of Egypt | Set | 2016-02-25 |
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How to Train Your Dragon 2 | Stoick (voice) | 2014-06-05 |
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Discovering Mavericks | Self | 2013-11-01 |
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Olympus Has Fallen | Mike Banning | 2013-03-20 |
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Movie 43 | Leprechaun 1 & 2 (segment "Happy Birthday") | 2013-01-24 |
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Playing for Keeps | George | 2012-11-29 |
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Final Cut: Hölgyeim és uraim | (archive footage) | 2012-02-04 |
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Chasing Mavericks | Frosty Hesson | 2012-10-25 |
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Machine Gun Preacher | Sam Childers | 2011-09-23 |
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Dragons: Gift of the Night Fury | Stoick the Vast (voice) | 2011-11-15 |
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Coriolanus | Tullus Aufidius | 2011-02-14 |
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Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon | Stoick (voice) | 2010-10-14 |
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The Bounty Hunter | Milo Boyd | 2010-03-16 |
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How to Train Your Dragon | Stoick the Vast (voice) | 2010-03-18 |
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Watchmen: The Ultimate Cut | The Mariner (voice) | 2009-01-01 |
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Law Abiding Citizen | Clyde Alexander Shelton | 2009-10-15 |
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The Ugly Truth | Mike Chadway | 2009-07-24 |
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Gamer | Kable | 2009-09-03 |
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Tales of the Black Freighter | The Mariner (voice) | 2009-03-24 |
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RocknRolla | One-Two | 2008-09-04 |
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Nim's Island | Jack Rusoe / Alex Rover | 2008-04-03 |
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P.S. I Love You | Gerry | 2007-11-15 |
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300 | King Leonidas | 2007-03-07 |
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Butterfly on a Wheel | Neil Randall | 2007-07-27 |
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Reiði guðanna | Self | 2007-05-06 |
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Guilty Hearts | Peter | 2006-01-01 |
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Beowulf & Grendel | Beowulf | 2005-09-14 |
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Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula | Prefect Cassius Chaerea | 2005-06-15 |
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The Game of Their Lives | Frank Borghi | 2005-04-22 |
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Dear Frankie | The Stranger | 2004-05-18 |
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The Phantom of the Opera | The Phantom | 2004-12-08 |
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Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life | Terry Sheridan | 2003-07-21 |
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Timeline | Andre Marek | 2003-11-26 |
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Reign of Fire | Creedy | 2002-07-09 |
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Shooters | Jackie Junior | 2002-01-25 |
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Jewel of the Sahara | Captain Charles Belamy | 2001-06-28 |
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Please! | Peter (as Gerry Butler) | 2001-05-04 |
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Attila | Atila the Hun | 2001-01-01 |
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Harrison's Flowers | Chris Kumac | 2000-09-23 |
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Dracula 2000 | Dracula | 2000-12-22 |
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One More Kiss | Sam | 1999-09-18 |
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The Cherry Orchard | Yasha | 1999-01-01 |
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Little White Lies | Peter | 1998-06-17 |
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Tale of the Mummy | Burke | 1998-03-19 |
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Fast Food | Jacko | 1998-10-09 |
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Mrs Brown | Archie Brown | 1997-07-18 |
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Tomorrow Never Dies | Leading Seaman - HMS Devonshire | 1997-12-11 |
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In the Hand of Dante | ||
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Greenland: Migration | John Garrity | |
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Remote Control | Michael Rafter | |
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All-Star Weekend | Russian Gymnast Fan | |
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Night Has Fallen | Mike Banning | |
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Naya Legend of the Golden Dolphin | King Kula (voice) | |
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Hair of the Dog | Mr. P | |
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Just Watch Me | Riley Wolfe |
